Prayer request possible cancer

[stvns78]

Hello, I am politely asking for those who are willing to pray for me.

I have had this sore on my head for a year or two that comes and goes. I didn't purposely neglect it. More of a out of sight out of mind situation. Well the other day I decided to use Dr Google to try and figure out what it might be. Now I have convinced myself that I have metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. I have been unable to find any pictures online that looked like it. But I cannot find anything that it might be besides basal or squamous skin cancer. If it is cancer I hope it's the basal type.

I am literally worried sick. I am going to see a dermatologist asap but they can be difficult to get in to and my anxiety is so high I am not eating or sleeping.

I have prayed and asked GOD for peace and sometimes I feel his peace wash over me. I try to think positive that 80+% of skin cancer are of the basal variety and even squamous rarely mataisizes. I am beating myself up over why I didn't get this checked out a long time ago but am trying to move on and not live in the past. If it is GOD'S plan that I die of cancer who am I to get in his way.

Please pray that I am able to get into a dermatologist quickly and that this sore on my head is either not cancerous or not dangerous.

Thanks! Mike

 

[Lost4words]

Pray, dont worry.

Trust in God.

Take what you research online with a pinch of salt my friend. The smallest thing can be made into a mountain of worry if you go off on the wrong track.

See a doctor. Try and be positive! Offer up your thoughts and feelings to God.

God bless you

 

[Rachel20]

Hello Mike, I have been playing whack-a-mole with squamous cell for several years now. I've had 4 MOHs surgeries so far, and have several new spots, so probably have more to go. The procedure is very simple and nothing to worry about. I think they should give me the blue-plate special though, since I'm becoming a regular Hope this helps. Take care.

 

[St_Worm2]

Hello @stvns78, if you cannot see a specialist immediately, call your primary care physician (if you mention cancer, he/she will probably squeeze you into their patient schedule same day or next day).

Actually, starting with your primary care physician has a number of advantages, especially when you are dealing with something new.

Praying for you!

God bless you!!

—David

 

[musicalpilgrim]

Hello, I am politely asking for those who are willing to pray for me.

I have had this sore on my head for a year or two that comes and goes. I didn't purposely neglect it. More of a out of sight out of mind situation. Well the other day I decided to use Dr Google to try and figure out what it might be. Now I have convinced myself that I have metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. I have been unable to find any pictures online that looked like it. But I cannot find anything that it might be besides basal or squamous skin cancer. If it is cancer I hope it's the basal type.

I am literally worried sick. I am going to see a dermatologist asap but they can be difficult to get in to and my anxiety is so high I am not eating or sleeping.

I have prayed and asked GOD for peace and sometimes I feel his peace wash over me. I try to think positive that 80+% of skin cancer are of the basal variety and even squamous rarely mataisizes. I am beating myself up over why I didn't get this checked out a long time ago but am trying to move on and not live in the past. If it is GOD'S plan that I die of cancer who am I to get in his way.

Please pray that I am able to get into a dermatologist quickly and that this sore on my head is either not cancerous or not dangerous.

Thanks! Mike

I pray for healing for you in Jesus name

 

[stvns78]

Hello Mike, I have been playing whack-a-mole with squamous cell for several years now. I've had 4 MOHs surgeries so far, and have several new spots, so probably have more to go. The procedure is very simple and nothing to worry about. I think they should give me the blue-plate special though, since I'm becoming a regular Hope this helps. Take care.

Thanks for the reply. What worries me the most is I have had this for quite a while, 1-2 years maybe even more don't remember, and I do have, what I think, is a slightly swollen lymph node right under my jaw. This lesion is on the frontish part of my scalp. If it has gotten bigger it has been very very minimal. It is very small. It will bleed a couple of times a year scab over and almost completely go away. Which is why I keep forgetting about it. It's almost impossible to feel on the scalp.

 

[Rachel20]

Thanks for the reply. What worries me the most is I have had this for quite a while, 1-2 years maybe even more don't remember, and I do have, what I think, is a slightly swollen lymph node right under my jaw. This lesion is on the frontish part of my scalp. If it has gotten bigger it has been very very minimal. It is very small. It will bleed a couple of times a year scab over and almost completely go away. Which is why I keep forgetting about it. It's almost impossible to feel on the scalp.

No worries - the first one I had was over a decade old. I just kept my eye on it and went for the biopsy when it started changing and looking angry (doubled in size & started bleeding/scabbing). 3 were on my face, and 1 just below my neck at the clavicle line. Can't be sure, but I attribute it to too much time in the sun. The biggest clue for me is that they never heal, though at times they seem better - just as you describe.

 

[Mayflower1]

Hello, I am politely asking for those who are willing to pray for me.

I have had this sore on my head for a year or two that comes and goes. I didn't purposely neglect it. More of a out of sight out of mind situation. Well the other day I decided to use Dr Google to try and figure out what it might be. Now I have convinced myself that I have metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. I have been unable to find any pictures online that looked like it. But I cannot find anything that it might be besides basal or squamous skin cancer. If it is cancer I hope it's the basal type.

I am literally worried sick. I am going to see a dermatologist asap but they can be difficult to get in to and my anxiety is so high I am not eating or sleeping.

I have prayed and asked GOD for peace and sometimes I feel his peace wash over me. I try to think positive that 80+% of skin cancer are of the basal variety and even squamous rarely mataisizes. I am beating myself up over why I didn't get this checked out a long time ago but am trying to move on and not live in the past. If it is GOD'S plan that I die of cancer who am I to get in his way.

Please pray that I am able to get into a dermatologist quickly and that this sore on my head is either not cancerous or not dangerous.

Thanks! Mike

If it is a long wait, maybe you can go to a regular doctor?

Father, I pray for complete healing for stvn. I believe in a miracle working God, but pray that whatever doctor that he needs to see, that You will guide their hands to find the issue and treat it. I pray for comfort for stvn, that his life is in Your hands and You are for him. In Jesus Name, Amen.

 

[ozso]

Most everything you look up on the internet is going say it could be cancer. My sister who's a retired practioner advised me a long time ago not to try diagnosing anything via WebMD or similar because of that. Just go see a doctor. Do it as a walk in patient if there's a long wait for an appointment. It doesn't have to be a dermatologist to start out with.

 

[William J]

I pray that the sore on your head will not harm you, that you can get to see a doctor quickly, and that in the meantime God would calm your heart and take your anxiety away.

 

[stvns78]

I got the results from biopsy on my head and it was benign. However I started getting gut issues. Make a long story short. I had a colonoscopy, endoscopy, two ultrasounds, and a CT with and without contrast. The reason for the CT was they found a complex cyst on my left kidney which the CT found to be benign as well.

So everything is good. However now I am concerned about the radiation I have received from the CTs I have gotten over the last 14 months. I had a CT with and without contrast on my head and neck when I was having migraine issues in Nov 2020 and now I had a CT with and without contrast on my abdomen to check that cyst on my kidneys. I am worried all those CTs will cause cancer.

Thank you for all the prayers.

 

[GodAndChocolateVanilla]

Praying!